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With all of the good food over the holidays I want to eat a little lighter these days and with the cool weather I was thinking that it was the perfect time to make some of my favourite soup, this tom yum goong soup, aka Thai style hot and sour shrimp soup. At it's base this soup consists of the hot and sour broth along with plenty of shrimp! The heat in the soup comes from chilies and/or chili sauce/paste and the sour comes from fresh lime juice and in typical Thai fashion these are balanced and contrasted by saltiness from fish sauce and sweetness from palm sugar. The soup is further flavoured with shallots, lemongrass, lime leaves and galangal (or ginger) which when combined with the fresh cilantro and green onion garnish makes this soup super fresh and bright! You can of course change things up by adding extras like mushrooms, vegetables, noodles, coconut milk, etc. as desired! This bright thai hot and sour shrimp soup is perfect for chilly grey days!

directions

Bring the broth, water, shallots, lemongrass, lime leaves, chilis, galangal and shiitake mushrooms to a boil, reduce the heat to reduce to a simmer before adding the shrimp and simmering until cooked, about 3 minutes.

Season the broth with the lime juice, fish sauce and sugar, taste testing for a balance of sour, salty, sweet and spicy.

Option: Simmer the shrimp shells in the chicken broth for 10 minutes to infuse the broth with shrimp flavour!Option: Add 8 ounce rice noodle just before the shrimp and cook until just cooked.Option: Add coconut milk to the broth to make it nice and creamy!Option: Add vegetables!

I LOVE this type of soup. It's one of my very favorite soups to order in a Thai restaurant here where I love to eat. No noodles for me though, I put rice in the bottom of the bowl and then put the soup on top of it. I don't know if that's how it's eaten in Thailand, but I like it that way.

I am a huge fan of tom yum soup. I miss being able to get it from the restaurant just a block from my home in Chicago. Getting it in Ghana is a bit more tricky, so thanks for passing on the great looking recipe!

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